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Friday, January 20, 2012
On TV / Awards Avett Brothers on Late Night
Posted by Jeff Hahne on Fri, Jan 20, 2012 at 10:08 AM
The Avett Brothers were on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon last night to play a cover of Bob Dylan's "One Too Many Mornings". The song is featured on Chimes of Freedom: The Songs of Bob Dylan Honoring 50 Years of Amnesty International — a 75-track, four disc set benefiting Amnesty International.
The Avett Brothers will release their followup to I and Love and You this year.
Friday, January 6, 2012
News / On TV / Awards Charlotte Symphony chorus director receives Grammy nomination
Posted by Jeff Hahne on Fri, Jan 6, 2012 at 3:17 PM
Scott Allen Jarrett, the Charlotte Symphony’s director of choruses and assistant conductor, received a Grammy Award nomination for "Best Choral Performance" as part of his performance with the Miami-based choral ensemble Seraphic Fire’s recording of "Brahms Ein Deutsches Requiem."
The chorus’ performance of "Brahms’ Ein Deutches Requiem" debuted at number six on the Billboard Classical music charts last September. The recording, which uses Brahms’ own transcription for two pianos, features Jarrett as a pianist. He has been involved with Seraphic Fire since 2005 and maintains an active role within the ensemble as keyboard collaborator.
"I am so proud to be a part of such a fantastic project,” Jarrett said in a press release. “Seraphic Fire has grown over the years into one of the country's premier choral ensembles, and it's tremendously rewarding to know that our work is being recognized at such a high level."
Currently in his eighth season as director of the Charlotte oratorio singers, Jarrett is a Boston resident. He travels weekly to Charlotte.
Friday, October 14, 2011
On TV / Awards Avett Brothers win at Americana Music Awards
Posted by Jeff Hahne on Fri, Oct 14, 2011 at 9:45 AM
The Avett Brothers picked up their fourth Americana Music Award last night, winning the Best Duo/Group of the Year for the third time. They previously won the award in 2007 and 2010. In 2007, the band also won an AMA for New/Emerging Artist of the Year.
Friday, September 30, 2011
On TV / Awards Portugal. The Man makes TV debut
Posted by Jeff Hahne on Fri, Sep 30, 2011 at 10:50 AM
Portugal. The Man, who will perform at the Neighborhood Theatre on Oct. 27, made their TV debut last night on Conan. The band performed its song "So American" from its album In the Mountain In the Cloud. Hey, it only took them six albums to get on national television...
Thursday, September 29, 2011
On TV / Awards Bands pay tribute to Pink Floyd on late night TV
Posted by Jeff Hahne on Thu, Sep 29, 2011 at 3:06 PM
All week long on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, bands are paying tribute to Pink Floyd.
On Monday, The Shins performed "Breathe."
On Tuesday, Foo Fighters teamed up with Roger Waters for "In the Flesh."
On Wednesday, MGMT played "Lucifer Sam."
On Thursday, Dierks Bentley performed "Wish You Were Here."
On Friday, Pearl Jam played "Mother."
Monday, September 19, 2011
On TV / Awards Jimmy Fallon vs. Zooey Deschanel
Posted by Jeff Hahne on Mon, Sep 19, 2011 at 3:08 PM
The other night on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, guest Zooey Deschanel (She & Him) was challenged to a music competition with the host. The game was simple — each person picks a song and then a musical instrument to perform the song on. The Roots try to guess which song is being played.
I thought for sure that Deschanel would have the upper hand, but Fallon is a musician in his own right. Check out the entertaining results...
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Part Two:
Friday, September 2, 2011
On TV / Awards Simplified on ESPN last night
Posted by Jeff Hahne on Fri, Sep 2, 2011 at 9:52 AM
In case you didn't hear it last night, Simplified's "Shall We Begin" was on ESPN last night. The sports network has licensed the song for use this weekend, the first in the college football season. Check it out:
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
On TV / Awards / Videos / Opinion / News Britney Spears 'performs' on Good Morning America
Posted by Jeff Hahne on Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 10:30 AM
Did you catch Britney Spears on Good Morning America on Tuesday morning? It was quality entertainment — and I mean that in a laugh-out-loud sense.
Here's what's sad. The show sold out in 14 minutes. So people had to buy tickets to this, just like any other Britney Spears concert. And just like any other Britney Spears concert, she lip synced the entire thing. Known to lip sync so that she can focus on her dancing, Spears could hardly get her ass moving this morning. Maybe it was the early hour, maybe she's just out of shape.
She sat on boxes and gave them a light humping. She threw a hand in the air and waved it around like she kinda didn't care too much... Her panties hung out of her leotard. It was a hot mess with the emphasis on mess.
Her fans won't care because they're fans. They'll say I don't know what I"m talking about and that I'm a hater. The fact is — they should care. They should be outraged. They should want to see someone sing and give it their all instead of acting like a puppet or like a 5-year-old putting on a Britney Spears impression for a child's talent contest. It was weak, lacked emotion and showed what's completely wrong with pop stars these days.
Dear Britney, why don't you give a shit? Oh yeah, because you're rich and your fans are paying you and not complaining. Your new album, Femme Fatale, is out today and I hope sales are poor. Not so that you don't earn money, but maybe to inspire you to offer something worth a damn.
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Monday, February 14, 2011
On TV / Awards / Opinion / News 53rd Annual Grammy results
Posted by Jeff Hahne on Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 10:38 AM
Wow, what a night! First off, big congratulations to The Avett Brothers for a fantastic performance and great job backing up Bob Dylan!
Who wasn't surprised by some of the night's biggest awards? Lady Antebellum received the award for Song and Record of the Year, Esperanza Spalding won Best New Artist and Arcade Fire won Album of the Year. Never would have guessed it!
Here were my predictions. Overall, I got a terrible 39 right out of the 109 categories. Some of my "second choices" were correct; and I also oddly talked myself out of some winners... Oh well. With so many surprises in the main categories, I'm not shocked by my results.
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Friday, February 11, 2011
On TV / Awards / Opinion / News 3rd Annual Grammy Predictions
Posted by Jeff Hahne on Fri, Feb 11, 2011 at 12:04 PM
It's that time of year again, when I bore you with a long list of Grammy Award predictions. That's right — I give my thoughts on all 109 categories.
In 2009, there were predictions for 110 categories. I only got 49 right, but would have had 61 if I went with first instincts.
In 2010, there were predictions for 109 categories. I did a little better as I got 52 correct.
Now, without further ado, here are this year's selections and comments:
Record Of The Year — "Empire State of Mind" was released in 2009, so it shouldn't even be included here. It would be hilarious to hear someone say, "The winner is, 'Fuck You'!"
